Enantiopure helical assemblies were constructed by chiral C2-symmetric bis-bis(urea) ligands (LS/R) with phosphate or hydrogen phosphate anion, which is dictated by the countercation. In the presence of smaller cations (TMA+ or TEA+), the chiral ligands coordinate to dihydrated phosphate to form homochiral quadruple helicates (TMA)6[(PO4·2H2O)2LS/R4]. However, when larger cations (TPA+ or TBA+) were used, the ligand tends to assemble with monohydrated hydrogen phosphate ions into infinite single helices (TPA)2n[(HPO4·H2O)LS/R]n or (TBA)2n[(HPO4·H2O)LS/R]n. The predisposed point chirality next to the anion binding center in the ligands has a profound impact on the resulting assemblies, and their chirality is manipulated in a predictable manner.
手性 C2 对称双(
脲)
配体(LS/R)与
磷酸或
磷酸氢阴离子构建了对映纯螺旋组件,这是由反阳离子决定的。在较小的阳离子(TMA+ 或
TEA+)存在时,手性
配体与二
水磷酸配位,形成同性四螺旋体 (TMA)6[(PO4-2 )2LS/R4]。然而,当使用较大的阳离子(
TPA+ 或 TBA+)时,
配体倾向于与一
水磷酸氢根离子组装成无限单螺旋体 (
TPA)2n[(HPO4-
H2O)LS/R]n 或 (TBA)2n[(HPO4- )LS/R]n。
配体中阴离子结合中心旁边的预设点手性对所产生的集合体有着深远的影响,而且它们的手性是以可预测的方式操纵的。